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CVE-2022-50845

11
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50845 describes an inode leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem, specifically within the ext4_xattr_inode_create() function. This flaw can occur when setting extended attributes, leading to unattached zero-length inodes if ext4_mark_inode_dirty() fails. The vulnerability has a low FAUCET Risk Score of 7/100, indicating a limited potential impact, primarily filesystem corruption requiring manual intervention. There is no public information regarding active exploitation, exploit code availability, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not widely targeted.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
LinuxLinux
4.13CNA affecteddefault affected
LinuxLinux
>= bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4, < 0f709e08caffb41bbc9b38b9a4c1bd0769794007, >= bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4, < 322cf639b0b7f137543072c55545adab782b3a25, >= bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4, < 70e5b46beba64706430a87a6d516054225e8ac8a, >= bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4, < 9882601ee689975c1c0076ee65bf222a2a35e535, >= bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4, < 9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb, >= bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4, < e4db04f7d3dbbe16680e0ded27ea2a65b10f766a, >= bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4, < eab94a46560f68d4bcd15222701ced479f84f427, >= bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4, < fdaaf45786dc8c17a72901021772520fceb18f8cCNA affecteddefault unaffected

CVSS Data

CVSS data has not been published for this CVE.

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
11.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15

Social Chatter

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-50845Low

kernel: ext4: fix inode leak in ext4_xattr_inode_create() on an error path

Dec 30, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/0f709e08caffb41bbc9b38b9a4c1bd0769794007
git.kernel.org / stable/c/322cf639b0b7f137543072c55545adab782b3a25
git.kernel.org / stable/c/70e5b46beba64706430a87a6d516054225e8ac8a
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9882601ee689975c1c0076ee65bf222a2a35e535
git.kernel.org / stable/c/9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e4db04f7d3dbbe16680e0ded27ea2a65b10f766a
git.kernel.org / stable/c/eab94a46560f68d4bcd15222701ced479f84f427
git.kernel.org / stable/c/fdaaf45786dc8c17a72901021772520fceb18f8c